Vehicle-wheel.



A. ORTENGREN.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIUATIUN FILED JUNE 22, 1912. ,1033 1 Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1912.

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ATTORNEY To all who m. it may concern.

ALFRED OETENGREN, 0E BROOKLYN, NFEIV' YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters It's/cent. Patented Aug; 25, 1914.

Application flied June 82, 1912. SiefriaLNo. 705,228.

B?! it known that I, ALFRED Cirirnnonnn, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, and a resident of Brooklyn, county ol-Kings, and "State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-ivl'leels, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels,

and more particularly to wheels employed as driving wheels on motor vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a driving wheel of simple construction but of great strength which is eiiicientin run ning and is also capable of use as a steering wheel.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, having reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, and will then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section. of a wheel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 in Fig. 1.

As illustrated in the drawings, the wheel comprises an annular member 10 of irregular cross-section, which constitutes a supporting" member for the rim of the wheel.

ll is an annular spacing member of wood on the outside of which is a steel band 12. A pair of flanges l3 and 11 are clamped against the edges of the members 10 and 11 and the band 12 by bolts 15 which pass through the Wooden member. The outer portions of the flanges 13, 14 are curved and arranged to engagethe sides of a tire 18 of rubberor other suitable material to hold the latter in place on the rim of the wheel. '20 is another annular member, a part of which forms a flange 22 which is secured to member 10 by bolts, and another part of which forms, an integral. spur gear 24. This gear and its flange are secured to the supporting member 10 by bolts 25. An outer ball race 26 is fitted within a part of the member 10 and is.held in place by the flange 22. The parts so far described constitute what may be termed the rotary portion of the wheel.

The stationary portion or the wheel comprises a central member 30 whichis provided with a pair of bosses 31, 32 in which is supported a. vertical stud 34. This stud is el place by a set screw 36 which enters aperipheral groove or channel 37 on'the stud.

35 is the end of a shaft or axle. This is provided with a sleeve or bushing 38 which surrounds the stud 34, the axis of said-stud.

being'in the vertical transverse median plane of the wheel. A series of washers 35), 4.0, $1 surround the stud 84 and are located-between the lower end of the steeringlniuclrle and the opposing'upper flat face of the: boss 32. These washers constitute a thrust bearinp; for thehnuokle.

An innerball race 42 is mounted on the rim 4-3 of the member 30, and held in place by' screws or bolts 4A threaded into the rim 43 and provided with washers e l-(5 which project beyond the periphery of the rim and overlie the inner face of the ball race. A series of anti-frictionballs 48 are adapted to roll in. the races 26 and 12. These balls are confined in a retainer which is composed of a pair of flat rings 50 which are spaced apart and held by a. phu'ality of rivets This construction forms a plurality of pockets for the balls which keep themspaced apart a desired distance.

The upper portion of the member 30 is constructed to form a hollow boss 5+1 within Which a pair of ball bearings 56 and 53 are mounted and separated by a ring 60. These ball bearings are held in place by a cap 62 see red to the end of the boss.' -Sethe bearings 56 and 58 is a. sleeve 6% having cured to r ta'te with the inner ball races of ineshes with the internal gear 22. Mounted within theisleeve (i4 and keyed thereto is a iprked neinber 68 having prongs T0, 72 which are adapted to .fit an annular groove 7-1- formed in a sphere 76. driven by some suitable power is also iorlred at its end and provided with prongs S0, 81 which fit an annular groove in the sphere 76, which groove is in a plane at right angles to that of the groove H. Thus the grooved sphere with the two forked end pieces which engage with it form a universal joint.

The member 30 is provided with a plurality of bosses 84- in al'inement with one 'anotherlocated on opposite sides of the steering knuckle stud 34. A bracket 86 is bolted to one or the other set of these bosses and is provided with an ear 87 to which a ed to be connected. 0 a? driving reach rod may be uonnm-fiu i, the "lwltm uemg a poi-tum. 51v: steel-mg apparatus. The two sets 821: are pmvidud that the wheal may be mounicd on eith z maember, an. inne member suppcreci thiamtni wnneccwn by having movisum for n with a fixed axle and hm 111;: gear? adapt- EL pair sf simiizu sets of bosses on, the inner 1119111 bar, and by bracket ahnl'jted'to be secured to Hie mm or the ether of said sets of bosses whereby *bhe Wheel adapted f0?) usg on either sick of the. vehicle, said bracket c011- stit'uting u portion ef the 'stegriug apparatus 0f the vehicle with which the whea-fi is usefi. 1

Z. A 'wheal comprising mtary cuter mfsinber, an inner member having; provisirm 1 for pivotal connection with a fixed axle, bearings between flu: outer 1nd inner members, a-gear mounted to rotwig m-ithfphe outer 1116111 021", :1 pinion r5ambly mounted in said inner member and meshing "with the gear, :1

dria'izw shaft connected to the. inion'b allniVElF-lfll joint connection, a pair of similar acts of bosses on the innervmexnbm', and a bmckgt adapted tube secured $0 the one or the 00 of ses oi? basses whereby the 1 x vwheat 15; udaptgci. for use 011 either slde 0t. ucleq mud bracket-constltutmg a p01;

.L the stemimg apparatus of the ve .m w. \vltn winch the "#7118 51 is used.

in witness whereof, I. have hereunfio I mv hand this 29th day 0? March in the year ALFRED ORTENGREN, 

